Sweepstakes advocacy group the Social Gaming Leadership Alliance is hoping to open up discussions with the office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the hope that he will veto Assembly Bill 831.
The bill, sponsored by Assembly Member Avelino Valencia, aims to ban online sweepstakes casinos from operating statewide. It passed the legislature on September 12 with a 63-0 vote in the Assembly, and now awaits Newsom’s signature.
The Social Gaming Leadership Alliance’s calls for a veto following similar objections from Native American Tribes: Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation, the Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians, the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, and Big Lagoon Rancheria.
